Superintendent Stuart Johnson announced that Stones River NationalBattlefield will offer Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River
National Cemetery during 2012. Each scheduled evening, two tours of up to
thirty-five people will tour the cemetery by lantern light and listen to
the stories of the soldiers who are buried there and their families.
The first program will begin at 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 2, 2012.
Reservations are required and must be made by calling (615) 893-9501
starting on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 9 AM. Reservations will not be taken in
the visitor center or by e-mail. There is a limit of four tickets per
caller and reservations are not transferable to another program date. The
schedule of remaining programs is below. Reservations for each program must
be made by phone starting at 9 AM on the Monday preceding the program date.
Visitors who will require a sign language interpreter will be exempted from
the requirement to make reservations starting the Monday prior to each
program. We will need at least two weeks to ensure that an interpreter is
on hand so people needing this service may make reservations for any
program at any time.
Program Date Make Reservations
June 16, 2012 – 7:30 PM June 11, 2012 – 9 AM
July 7, 2012 – 7:30 PM July 2, 2012 – 9 AM
July 21, 2012 – 7:15 PM July 16, 2012 – 9 AM
August 4, 2012 – 7 PM July 30, 2012 – 9 AM
August 18, 2012 – 6:45 PM August 13, 2012 – 9 AM
September 1, 2012 – 6:45 PM August 27, 2012 – 9 AM
The schedule is subject to change. These programs are a part of a series of
interpretive programs offered at the battlefield during the year. Stones
River National Battlefield is located on the Old Nashville Highway,
northwest of Murfreesboro. Additional information is available at the
visitor center, at the park web site (http://www.nps.gov/stri) or by
calling (615) 893-9501.
